At Eventbrite, we love it when organizers push the envelope, experimenting with events even they weren’t sure they could pull off. And one of the best ways to do that is to expand beyond your local area. Think this just isn’t feasible for you? You might be surprised. Outside of NPOs, a great example comes in the form of Parties That Cook, a series of social cooking workshops that now runs hit events in the Bay Area, Seattle, and Chicago.

Our friends at Vivanista recently hosted a webinar on this subject. In a conversation titled “Expanding Your Fundraiser Beyond Your Community,” founder Layne Gray spoke to Caterina Schwab, VP at buildOn, about, well…the title pretty much says it all! Enjoy, and definitely jump in on the comments below if you’ve got any tips for adding new fundraiser locations.